prescription drugs
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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
FTC report slams pharmacy benefit managers, says firms inflate drug costs, squeeze competitors
An interim FTC report released Tuesday details the market influence of companies known as PBMs.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2024
Ozempic linked to rare cases of vision loss in Harvard study
The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
How Big Pharma is fighting Biden’s program to lower drug costs for seniors
Drug companies have tried to invalidate a program that would reduce the price of medications for high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
The abortion pill will only be available in a few states to start.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2024
Florida to be first state allowed to import prescription drugs from Canada
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the plan into law in 2019, but it required FDA review and approval. Democratic President Joe Biden has backed such programs as a way to lower prices.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
CVS plans to overhaul how prescription drugs are priced
The pharmacy giant says its new formulas will better represent the 'true net cost' of medications.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s Sen. Collins has an opportunity to help bring down drug prices
As lawmakers fight to include major priorities in the end-of-the-year spending package, her voice will be key to increasing patient access to generic medicines and promoting a fairer market.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2023
Commentary: Just who will take on the insatiable drug companies?
Those who could be most influential in bringing about change aren’t doing anything to achieve it.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Another View: Biden’s Medicare drug price plan is good medicine for Americans
How do we know that? Big Pharma is fighting all the way, already in court to stop it.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
Commentary: Health insurers can’t avoid covering weight-loss drugs forever
Evidence is mounting that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy not only help patients lose weight but also help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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